1getseuserbyname(3)        SE Linux API documentation        getseuserbyname(3)
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NAME

6       getseuserbyname  -  get  SELinux  username  and level for a given Linux
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SYNOPSIS

10       #include <selinux/selinux.h>
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12       int getseuserbyname(const char  *linuxuser,  char  **selinuxuser,  char
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DESCRIPTION

16       getseuserbyname retrieves the SELinux username and security level asso‐
17       ciated with a given Linux username.  The SELinux username and  security
18       level  can  then  be  passed  to  other  libselinux  functions  such as
19       get_ordered_context_list_with_level and get_default_context_with_level.
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23       The returned SELinux username and level should be freed by  the  caller
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RETURN VALUE

27       On success, 0 is returned.  On failure, -1 is returned and errno is set
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30       The errors documented for the stat(2) system call are  also  applicable
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SEE ALSO

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40dwalsh@redhat.com              29 September 2005            getseuserbyname(3)